In utero undernutrition in rats induces increased vascular smooth muscle content in the offspring

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 486.e1-486.e8

  Khorram, Omid ^a   Momeni, Mazdak ^a   Ferrini, Monica ^a   Desai, Mina ^a   Ross, Michael G ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

in utero undernutrition; programming; smooth muscle actin; vascular smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA MEDIA; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPERTENSION; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 34247193026     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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